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LES FOR ESTIMATING 


STANDARDIZATION OF UNITS 

and 

METHODS FOR MEASURING 

on 

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION WORK 


Issued by thm 

Building Trade* Employer*’ Allocution of Boston 
1 Beaton Street, Boston, Mate, 



































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RULES FOR ESTIMATING 

STANDARDIZATION OF UNITS 

and 

METHODS FOR MEASURING 

on 

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION WORK 



Issued by the 

Building Trades Employers’ Association of Boston 

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1 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. 




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Copyright 1918 

by 

Trades Employers’ Association 
of Boston. 


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APR 10 1918 

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E. L. GrimeB Co., Printers, Boston 


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FOREWORD 


About two years ago, after several talks at the 
Master Builders’ Association on “Quantity Surveys,” 
it was deemed advisable, whatever builders gener¬ 
ally might think of this method of estimating, to 
formulate some “Standard Units” and “Methods for 
Measuring” building quantities. 

Messrs. Isaac F. Woodbury, 

'Charles Logue and 
Arthur W. Joslin 

were appointed a Committee in the matter, and the 
following system of units and rules for measure¬ 
ments are the result of their work. 

These rules have been submitted to and approved 
by a Joint Committee of Architects and Builders. 

If estimators will consistently follow them it will 
be a long step forward in the direction of uniform¬ 
ity in a matter that has been handled in about as 
many ways as there are estimators. 

The Building Trades Employers’ Association of 
Boston feels that it is for the benefit of the building 
industry to disseminate this information in the hope 
that surveyors of building materials from architects’ 
and engineers’ plans will make use of the system of 
units and rules for measuring herein set forth. 

It was therefore voted by the Building Trades 
Employers’ Association of Boston, at its regular 
quarterly meeting held October 3, 1917, to print this 
compilation of rules and distribute copies to its mem¬ 
bers and others interested in improving conditions in 
the building business. , 


March, 1918. 



CONTENTS 


“General or Overhead” Expenses. 7 

Excavation . 8 

Rules for measuring, 

Shoring Excavation. 

Back-Filling .10 

Rough-Grading .10 

Finished-Grading and Landscape Work.11 

Loaming, Seeding, Sodding, 

Planting, Watering and Attendance. 

Walks and Driveways. 

Drains .12 

Drainage-Accessories .12 

Manholes, Traps, Wells. 

Cesspools, Dry-Wells, etc. 

Stone-Foundations .12 

Concrete-Foundations .13 

Stone-Ashlar .. 14 

Concrete-Floors .15 

Sundry Concrete Work .16 

Piles ..*_ 16 

Sheet-Piling . 17 

Reinforced-Concrete . 17 

Floor and Roof Construction, etc. 

Girders, Beams and Columns. 

CuDStone .. 

Used as Building Trim. 

Used as Ashlar. 

Architectural Terra Cotta. 19 

Brick-Work . 19 

Common Brick. 

Hollow Brick. 

Fire-Brick. 

Face-Brick. 

Brick-paving. 

Finished-fireplaces. 






















CONTENTS 


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Flue-lining. 

Chimney-pots. 

Brick-nogging 'md Fire-stopping 
Brick Range and Boiler-setting. 

Structural Terra-Cotta .23 

Floor and Roofs. 

Beam and Column Fireproofing. 

Truss Members. 

Book Tile. 

Partitions and Wall Furring. 

Composite-Construction .25 

Floors and Roofs; 

Plaster Block Partitions; 

Furring. 

Frame \ . ...25 

IStudding .26 

Furring .27 

Boards . *->28 

Plank. 

Boards and Planks. 

Upper Floors .28 

Screeds .29 

Windows .29 

Ceiling Lights .30 

Doors .30 

Shingles .31 

Clapboards .32 

Outside Finish . 32 

Cornices. 

Window and Door Caps. 

Belts. 

Water-table. 

Saddle-boards. 

Corner-boards. 

Lattice. 

Sheathing. 

Outside Panel-Work. 

Columns and Pilasters. 

Balustrades. 
















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CONTENTS 


Balustrade Posts and Buttresses. 

Sheathing . 35 

Panel Dadoes .. ..... . 36 

Caps for Sheathing or Dadoes... 36 

Architraves ..... 36 

Door and Window Casings. 

Edge Casings and Window Frame Veneers. 37 

Window Stools and Aprons. 37 

Stop-Beads .... 37 

Base and Moulding. 37 

Chair-Rails—Dado Capping . 37 

Picture Moulding. 38 

Fittings and Cabinet-Work Generally..38 


Extract of Constitution, 

Building Trades Employers Association of 

Boston .. .. .39 

Officers and Directors, 

Building Trades Employers Association of 

Boston .40 

Members, 

Building Trades Employers Association of 

Boston . 41 

















“GENERAL OR OVERHEAD” EXPENSES 


Contractors’ attention is particularly called to the 
following items of “General or Overhead” expenses. 

The costs to be used against such of these items 
as occur in jobs will have to be determined by the 
judgment of the contractor, as they are of such a 
nature that it is impossible to put them on a “Unit 
of Measure” basis. 

It is intended that the contractor’s proposal shall 
include all expense in connection with any, or all, of 
these items unless Especially Eliminated by the 
specifications. 

No. 1. Bond. 

No. 2. Quantity Survey. 

No. 3. Liability Insurance. 

No. 4. Fire Insurance. 

No. 5. Permits. (Building, Sidewalks, etc.) 

No. 6. Telephone. 

No. 7. Superintendent. 

No. 8. Time Keeper. 

No. 9. Watchman and Lights. 

No. 10. Engineering and Extra Drawings. 

No. 11. Batter Boards. 

No. 12. Traveling Expenses and Board. 

No. 13. Water: Temporary Piping and Building 
Uses. 

No. 14. Derricks, Engine and Special Machinery. 
No. 15. Concrete Plant. 

No. 16. Small Tools. 

No. 17. Temporary Office. 

No. 18. Sheds, Lockers and Privy. 

No. 19. Temporary Closing of Building. 

No. 20. Temporary Heating and Lighting, 


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No. 21. 

No. 22. 

No. 23. 
No. 24. 
No. 25. 
No. 26. 
No. 27. 
No. 28. 
No. 29. 
No. 30. 
No. 31. 
No. 32. 


Protection and Repairs to Streets and Side¬ 
walks. 

Protection and Repairs to Adjoining Prop¬ 
erty. 

Protection of Completed Work. 

Cleaning out Building. 

Cleaning Glass. 

Carting Debris. 

Cutting and Jobbing for Other Trades. 
.Fences, Barricades, Trestles and Walks. 
Moving Pipes and Wires. 

Inspectors; Piles; Concrete. 

Guarantee Work. 

Photographs. 


EXCAVATION 

1. Clearing site. Brush, b Matters of judg- 

Trees, etc. | ment for which no 

2. Clearing site. Razing y standard of meas- 

Buildings. | urement can be ap- 

3. Pumping and Baling. J plied. 

4. Shoring Banks. (Unit of Measure, Square Foot.) 

5. Open Excavation. (Unit of Measure, Cubic Yd.) 

6. Trench Excavation. (Unit of Measure, Cubic Yd.) 

7. Miscellaneous Excavation—Cesspools, Drywells, 
Manholes, etc. (Unit of Measure, Cubic Yard.) 

8. Rock Excavation. (Unit of Measure, Cubic Yd.) 

Rules for Measuring. 

No. 1. Measurements to be always taken l'-0" out¬ 
side of walls, except where projection of 
footings requires a greater distance to be ex¬ 
cavated. 


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No. 2. Where a cement or waterproof coating is 
specified for the outside of walls, measure¬ 
ments to be taken 2'-0" outside of walls. 

No. 3. When it is a known fact that banks will 
have to be shored, measurements to be taken 
2'-0" outside of walls where excavation is 
lO'-O" or less below natural grade, and l'-0" 
additional for each lO'-O", or fraction there¬ 
of, below said depth. 

No. 4. Depth of excavation to be taken to the 
under side of concrete cellar floor, except in 
case of a broken stone, cinder, or other sim¬ 
ilar fill under said floor, in which case, depth 
to be taken enough deeper to permit of said 
filling. 

No. 5. Excavations for footings, small pits, etc., 
below general depth as per Rule 4, to be 
measured as “Trench Excavations.” 

No. 6. All trenches for drains, pipes, retaining 
walls, and foundations of all kinds where 
.* enclosed space is not excavated to be meas¬ 
ured as “Trench Excavations.” 

Report separately all trench excavation in 
connection with piles. 

No. 7. Rock Excavation. Quantity to always be 
determined by an actual survey of premises 
before the work is performed. 

All boulders of 1 cu. yd. or more in size to 
be considered “Rock Excavation.” 

No. 8. Rock Excavation to always be paid for at 
an agreed price per cubic yard, 

Shoring Excavations. 

Rule. 1. Report surface area of all banks in both 
Open and Trench excavations, reporting 


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separately areas of depths as follows: 
from 5 to 10 ft., 10 to 15 ft., 15 to 20 ft., 
etc. 

Rule 2. Open and Trench excavations to be report¬ 
ed separately. 

BACK FILLING 

(Unit of Measure,—Cubic Yard.) 

Rule 1. Back Filling shall be assumed to be the 
cubage of space between the outside of 
foundation walls of a structure and the 
face of the excavation; the filling in around 
trench walls and similar foundations, and 
the filling in of trenches after pipes, wires, 
etc., are laid, from bottom of excavations 
up to natural grade. 

Rule 2. Where back filling is of any material other 
than that derived from the excavation, at¬ 
tention to be called to the fact, and the 
kinds of materials required to be reported 
separately. 

ROUGH GRADING 

(Unit of Measure,—Cubic Yard.) 

Rule 1. This item is intended to cover the disposi¬ 
tion of the excavated, or purchased, rough 
materials around the premises, and within 
the bounds set by the plans and specifica¬ 
tions, necessary to bring the grounds to 
the sub-grade required to make them ready 
for Finished Grading. 


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FINISHED GRADING AND LANDSCAPE 
WORK 

Learning. ( Unit of Measure;—Cubic Yard.) 

Rule 1. Contractor to use his own judgment as to 
whether all or any part of this loam is de¬ 
rived from the excavation. 

Seeding. (Unit of Measure—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute and report actual area to be 
seeded. 

Sodding. (Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute and report actual area to be 
sodded. 

Rule 2. Contractor to use his own judgment as to 
whether any or all sods are derived from 
the site^ 

Planting. (A T o Unit of Measure.) 

Rule 1. Unless this item is covered by an allow¬ 
ance, schedule and number of Trees, 
Shrubs, etc., to be given together with 
such particulars as to size as possible. 

Watering and Attendance. (No Unit of 
Measure.) 

Rule 1. Estimator to quote from specifications stat¬ 
ing amount of this service called for. 

Walks and Driveways. (Unit of Measure ,— 
Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Give actual area of Walks and Driveway^ 
separately, each item being accompanied 
by a description of the construction called 
for. 


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DRAINS 

(Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

[Note—Excavation provided for under head of 
“Trench Excavations.”] 

Rule 1. Report separately each kind and size of 
drainage pipes. 

Rule 2. Report number of Elbows, Bends, Ts, Ys, 
and traps, that the surveyor can foresee is 
necessary to install drains as shown or 
specified. 

DRAINAGE ACCESSORIES 

Manholes, Traps, Wells, Cesspools, Dry 
Wells, etc. 

[Note—Excavation provided for under the head of 
“Miscellaneous Excavations.”] 

Rule 1. Report number and size of any of above 
items entering into this operation. 

Rule 2. Where possible give, in proper units, ma¬ 
terials required for the construction of each 
of any of the above items entering into 
this operation. 

STONE FOUNDATIONS 

(Unit of Measure,—Cubic Feet.) 

Rule 1. As near as possible to obtain them from a 
scale plan, net cubical contents to be com¬ 
puted. 

Rule 2. No corners to be measured double, and all 
openings to be taken out at their full scale, 
or figured, size. 

Rule 3. Each kind and quality of stone work to be 
reported separately. 


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Rule 4. Give composition of mortar. 

Rule 5. If outside of walls are plastered with 
cement, are tar or asphalt coated, or treat¬ 
ed in any manner other than ordinary point¬ 
ing, give particulars and report area in 
square feet. 

Rule 6. If there is a damp course in any or all 
walls give particulars, and report square 
feet. 

CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS 

(Unit of Measure,—Cubic Feet.) 

Rule 1. As near as possible, from scale plans and 
figures thereon, compute the actual cube of 
Concrete. 

Rule 2. No corners to be measured double, and all 
openings to be taken out at their full scale, 
or figured, size. 

Rule 3. Each different mixture of concrete to be 
reported separately, and composition of 
mixture to be given. 

Rule 4.- Give total area in square feet, of forms re¬ 
quired to carry out the work as planned 
together with particulars in regard to stock 
of which said forms are to be built. 

Rule 5. If concrete has any form of metal rein¬ 
forcement report number of pounds in case 
of rods or bars, and number of square feet 
if any kind of mesh material, giving trade 
name, size, laps and weight per square foot. 

Rule 6. If any part of the concrete has any finish 
other than as it comes from the forms, 
report area of said finishes in square feet. 


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Rule 7. If any waterproofing compound, or process, 
is incorporated in the concrete, give full 
particulars. 

Rule 8. If outside of walls are tar or asphalt 
coated, give particulars and report area in 
square feet. 

Rule 9. If there is a damp course in any or all 
walls, give particulars and report square 
feet. 

STONE ASHLAR 

( Unit of Measure,—Square Foot, 

Face Measurement.) 

Rule 1. As near as possible, from scale plans and 
figures thereon, compute actual face area. 

Rule 2. All openings, and space occupied by Terra 
Cotta, Cut Stone Trimmings, etc., to be 
taken out at full scale or figured dimen¬ 
sions. 

Rule 3. Perimeter of Buttresses, chimneys and 
other similar parts, and reveals of all open 
ings in excess of 4", to be included in the 
computations. 

Rule 4. Give particulars in regard to kind of stone, 
style of work, size of joints, method of 
cleaning and pointing and composition o \ 
mortar. 

Rule 5. All of above rules are intended to cover the 
several classes of stone ashlar produced 
from ledge or quarry stone of all kinds', 
where all, or a greater part, of the shaping 
of the stone is done on the stage, or at tin 
site of the building, by Stone Masons. If 


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the stone is delivered at the building all 
cut and ready to set mention the fact but 
give number of face feet computed accord¬ 
ing to Rules 1—2—3. 

Rule 6. If ashlar is hacked up by any material 
other than brick, report net cubic feet of 
said backing, together with particulars in 
regard to kind of material, composition of 
mortar, etc. 

CONCRETE FLOORS 

(Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute actual net areas, giving thickness, 
composition, top finish, jointing, construc¬ 
tion of foundation upon which floors are 
built, etc., reporting each kind separately. 

Rule 2. If any part of the concrete floors have any 
form of metal reinforcement give particu¬ 
lars as per Rule No. 5 under the head of 
“Concrete Foundations.” 

Rule 3. If any part of concrete floors have screeds 
report same, giving size and spacing of 
screeds and thickness and composition of 
filling. Quantity and Quality of “Screeds” 
to be reported under that heading in “Car¬ 
penter Work.” 

Rule 4. In case of Tar, a Concrete, Asphalt or other 
similar floor materials give areas and par¬ 
ticulars according to Rules 1—2—3. 

Rule 5. Do not measure any suspended concrete 
construction under this heading, except 
small areas over trenches and ducts, re* 
porting the area of these separately. 


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[Note—See Rule 6, under head of “Reinforced Con¬ 
crete.” 

See Rule 3, under head of “Brick Paving.”.} 


SUNDRY CONCRETE WORK 

Steps 
Copings 
Gutters 
Base Courses 

Window Sills Unit of Measure, — Linear Foot. 
Lintels 
Thresholds 
Belt Courses 
Cornices 
Chimney Caps 
Manhole Covers 
Trap Well Covers 
Trench Covers 
Step Buttresses 
Concrete Stairs 
Rule 1. Report each item separately and give sec¬ 
tional area or dimensions. State mixture 
of concrete and give particulars as to fin¬ 
ish of exposed parts, reinforcement, etc. 
Rule 2. Give particulars, or make sketches, to 
show rabbets or any other variation from 
true rectangular section. 


*Unit of Measure ,— Square Foot. 


Unit of Measure,—Cubic Foot. 


PILES 

(Report Number.) 

Rule 1. Give number, size, kind of wood and such 
particulars as to length as possible. 

Rule 2, If piles are of concrete give sectional area, 




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Particulars as to shape, reinforcement, 
mixture of concrete, and such information 
as to length as is possible. 

Rule 3. In case of either wood or concrete piles, 
state how driven. 

SHEET PILING 

(Report Linear Feet.) 

Rule 1. Give thickness, kind of wood and such par¬ 
ticulars as to length as possible. 

Rule 2. Unless otherwise provided, length of sheet 
piling to be assumed to be the whole depth 
of the excavation. 

REINFORCED CONCRETE 
Floor and Roof Construction, etc. (Unit of 
Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute actual net areas as near as possi¬ 
ble from scale plans and figures thereon. 

Rule 2. Take out all openings of 4 square feet or 
more, at their actual scale or figured size. 

Rule 3. Floor to be assumed to be continuous over 
all structural steel or reinforced concrete 
beams and girders. 

Rule 4. Where there are different mixtures, thick¬ 
nesses and reinforcements, report each 
kind separately. 

Rule 5. If reinforcement is of rods or bars report 
pounds per foot of floor and give size and 
spacing of same. If of any kind of mesh 
material give trade name, size, laps, and 
weight per square foot. 

Rule 6. All work above the actual structural slab 


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to be surveyed and reported under head of 
“Concrete Floors.” See note under head of 
“Concrete Floors.” 

Rule 7. Forms. Report square feet, taking out of 
the area of floors and roofs as surveyed 
under Rules 1—2—3, the area of the top all 
steel or concrete girders or beams support¬ 
ing said floors or roofs. Give particulars 
as to kind and sizes of stock required for 
forms, if specifications make any require¬ 
ments in regard to same. 

Girders, Beams and Columns. (Unit of 
Measure,—Cubic Foot.) 

Rule 1. Girders and Beams to be cubed to the 
under side of floor slabs. Columns to be 
cubed from top of slab at bottom to the 
under side of slab, or girder, at top. 

Rule 2. Give particulars as to reinforcement and 
report quantity of same in pounds. 

Rule 3. If there are different mixtures report 
cubage of each separately. 

Rule 4. Forms. Report square feet of forms giving 
particulars as to kind and sizes of stock 
if specifications make any requirements in 
regard to same. 

Rule 5. Form measurements to be actual face feet 
of column perimeters outside of fireproof¬ 
ing, and girder and beam perimeters below 
floor or roof slabs outside of fireproofing. 

Rule 6. If there is any finish on the concrete other 
than as it comes from the forms, or plas¬ 
tering, give particulars and area in square 
feet. This rule to apply to the under side 


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of slabs as well as to columns, girders and 

beams. 

* CUT STONE 

Used as Building Trim. (Unit of Measure ,— 
Cubic Foot.) 

Used as Ashlar. (Unit of Measure,—Square 
Foot.) 

Rule 1. All trimming members of moulded or irreg¬ 
ular outline, to be cubed as though rectan¬ 
gular, using the greatest dimension each 
way. 

Rule 2. Give particulars as to size of joints, kind 
of mortar for setting, method of cleaning 
and pointing and method and materials for 
anchoring. 

Rule 3. In case of ashlar give the average depth 
of stone in the wall. 

Rule 4. Give particulars, or allowances, for models 
and carving. 

Rule 5. If stones are damp proof painted on back, 
ends, beds and builds report square feet 
and trade name of material. 

ARCHITECTURAL TERRA COTTA 

(Unit of Measure same as for Cut Stone.) 

Rules 1—2—3 as for Cut Stone. 

Rule 4. Give particulars as to models for ornamen¬ 
tal work. 

BRICK WORK 

Common Brick. (Unit of Measure,—Cubic 
Foot.) 

Rule 1. Quantity to be net cubic feet computed as 


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accurately as possible from scale plans and 
figures thereon. 

Rule 2. Corners not to be measured double. kAll 
window openings to be taken out at their 
scale or figured “brick opening” height and 
8" wider than their scale or figured “brick 
opening” width. 

Rule 3. Cubage of all stone trim back of the ashlar 
line and built into common brick to be 
taken out. 

Rule 4. Cubage occupied by steel shapes imbedded 
in wall to be taken out unless same are 
filled in between and around with brick. 

Rule 5. In case of Terra Cotta trim, with cells 
filled with brick to the ashlar line, take 
out 20% of the cubage of terra cotta back 
of the ashlar line. 

Rule 6. Cubage of brick in piers, chimneys and 
rough fireplaces to be reported separately. 

Rule 7. State composition of mortar, size of joint 
and method of bonding. 

( Unit of Measure,—Cubic Foot.) 

Compute and report according to Rules 1 
to 7 inclusive for Common Brick. 

Face Brick. (Unit of Measure,—Square 
Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute net square feet as accurately as 
possible from scale plans and figures 
thereon. 

Rule 2. Windows, doors, and all other openings to 
be taken out at their full scale or figured 
face opening sizes. 


Hollow Brick) 
Fire Brick ) 


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Rule 3. In all cases where window, door, or other 
opening reveals are more than 4", the ex¬ 
cess over said 4" to be included in the sur¬ 
vey. 

Rule 4. All space occupied by trimmings of any 
kind to be deducted from the survey. 

Rule 5. Measurements to all re-entering angles to 
be taken 4" longer on one side than actual 
face measurements. 

Rule 6. Ground, cut, or specially made arch brick, 
to be surveyed in square feet, the depth of 
the reveal over 4" being added to the sur¬ 
vey. Sketches to be given when necessary 
to make matters clear. 

Rule 7. Bull noze, octagon corner, or any similar 
special shaped brick, to be reported in 
linear feet. Sketches of shapes to be 
given with survey. 

Rule 8. Space occupied by brick coming under 
Rules 6 and 7 to be taken out of the Face 
Brick survey. 

Rule 9. Give particulars as to kind and quality of 
brick, size of joints, method of bonding, 
washing and pointing, and composition of 
mortar. 

Rule 10. If there are several kinds of face, glazed 
or similar brick, the net face feet of each 
kind to be given separately. 

Brick Paving. (Unit of Measure,—Square 
Foot.) 

Rule 1. Survey actual net area as near as possible 
from scale plans and figures thereon. 

Rule 2. When there are several kinds of brick pav¬ 
ing, or the paving is on different bases. 


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give area of each kind separately and de¬ 
scribe bases. 

Rule 3. If the base is of concrete same should be 
surveyed under “Concrete Floors.” (See 
note under “Concrete Floors.”) 

Rule 4. Give particulars as to kind and quality of 
brick and whether laid flat or edgeways, 
in sand, mortar, pitch, asphalt, or any 
other material. 

Finished Fireplaces. 

Rule 1. Give number, sizes, kinds of brick or tile, 
particulars as to dampers and dumps, etc. 
Give sketches if necessary to make mat¬ 
ters clear. 

Rule 2. If any fireplaces are entirely of tile or 
marble except firebox and underfire, de¬ 
scribe brick parts, dampers and dumps, and 
see that marble or tile work is called for 
under these headings in specification. If 
not called for there give brief description 
and call particular attention to this dis¬ 
crepancy. 

Rule 3. If fireplaces are covered by allowance, dis¬ 
regard all measurements and quantities 
and state sum of said allowance. 

Flue Linings. (Unit of Measure,—Linear 
Foot.) 

Rule 1. Give linear feet of each kind and size. 

Rule 2. Unless otherwise provided in the specifica¬ 
tions, or shown on plans, linings in ordi¬ 
nary flues are to be assumed to run from 
the basement floor to the top of the chim¬ 
ney, and in fireplace flues from a point 5 


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feet above the floor where fireplace occurs 
to the top of the chimney. 

Chimney Pots. 

Rule 1. Give number, size and other necessary par¬ 
ticulars. 

Brick Nogging and Fire Stopping. (Unit of 
Measure,—Cubic Foot.) 

Rule 1. Report net cubage as near as possible to 
obtain same. 

Brick Range and Boiler Setting. 

Rule 1. Give quantity of materials in proper units 
and such particulars as necessary to make 
matters clear. 

STRUCTURAL TERRA COTTA 

Floors and Roofs. (Unit of Measure,—Square 
Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute area as accurately as possible 
from scale plans and figures thereon. 

Rule 2. Take out all openings for ducts, chimneys, 
stair and elevator openings, etc., of 4 sq. 
ft. or more. Structural members that are 
l'-O" or more in width between webbs to, 
be taken out. 

Rule 3. State nature of arches, whether flat or seg¬ 
mental, side or end construction, thickness, 
and give composition of mortar. 

Rule 4. Report each kind and thickness of con¬ 
struction separately. 

Rule 5. For screed filling, or concrete floors over 
arches, see Rule 3 under head of “Concrete 
Floors.” 

Rule 6. Report area of forms in square feet and 


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give particulars as to kind and thickness 
of stock, if specifications make any. re¬ 
quirements in this matter. 

Beam and Column Fireproofing. (Unit of 
Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. In computing areas use perimeters, or cir¬ 
cumference, of columns outside of fire¬ 
proofing, and perimeter of beams below the 
floor arches and outside of fireproofing. 

Rule 2. Show by sketches nature of the fireproof¬ 
ing for columns and beams, and give com¬ 
position of mortar. 

Truss Members. 

Rule 1. If possible to put on sq. ft. basis do so. If 
not make sketches and give necessary par¬ 
ticulars. 

Book Tile. (Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rules 1-2 as for floors and roofs. 

Rule 3. Give size, thickness and composition of 
mortar. 

Partitions and Wall Furring. (Unit of 

Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. As for floors and roofs. 

Rule 2. In computing “outs” for doors figure width 
6" and height 4" more than size of door as 
shown, scaled or figured. In computing 
“outs” for windows allow for weight boxes 
and bucks if they occur. All other open¬ 
ings of 4 sq. ft. or more to be taken out 
at their full scale or figured dimensions. 

Rule 3. Report each different thickness or kind of 
blocks and furring separately and give 
composition of mortar. 


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Rule 4.. In case of Terra Cotta blocks used for 
“Nogging” or Fire Stopping report square 
feet as near as possible to compute same. 

COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION 

Floors and Roofs and Plaster Block Parti¬ 
tions and Furring. 

Rule 1. Use same units and same Rules for meas¬ 
urements as for “Structural Terra Cotta,” 
where same can be made to apply. In 
case of the concrete parts of the construc¬ 
tion, use units, and Rules for measure¬ 
ments, as for “Reinforced Concrete.” 

FRAME 

(Unit of Measure,—One Foot Board Measure .] 

Rule 1. Each item of frame such as Sills, Girders, 
Columns, Isolated Posts, Floor Joists, 
Rafters, Collar Beams, etc., to be scheduled 
separately; also exceptional lengths and 
sizes. 

Rule 2. All frame in Trusses to be given as a sep¬ 
arate item. 

Rule 3. All frame in the walls of a frame structure 
except sills, to be reported as “Wall 
Frame.” 

Rule 4. All lengths of frame lumber shall be meas¬ 
ured in feet of length. Where length is of 
a certain number of feet and some inches, 
it shall be measured in whole feet next 
above exact length. Thus 15 pidces of 
2"xl2'"—13'-9" long would be measured-as 
follows: 2"xl2"—15/14'. 


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Rule 5. 

Rule 6. 

Notice: 

[Note- 

Rule 1. 

Rule 2. 

Rule 3. 

Rule 4. 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 

Due allowance to be made, in scheduling 
lengths, for tenons, splices, etc., the length 
shown, required, or known as necessary 
being added to the actual length, subject 
to Rule 4. 

Every sub-division of the schedule as per 
Rule 1 to be computed into Board Measure 
Feet (net) and the kind and grade of lum¬ 
ber to be stated. Any dressing, adzing, 
chamferring or crowning, to be stated and 
fully explained. 

That certain classes of “Frame,” where 
stock is lighter than 2"x6", are to be sur¬ 
veyed under the head of “Studding.” See 
Rules 3 and 4 under “Studding.” 

STUDDING 

(Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 
-Studding in walls of frame structures are 
provided for by Rule 3, under the head of 
“Frame.”] 

All partitions, irrespective of size and 
spacing of studding, to be computed into 
square feet net. 

Furring of Masonry walls with stock 2"x3" 
or larger to be considered and measured 
as “Studding.” 

Collar beams and hung ceilings, when stock 
is of smaller material than 2"x6", to be 
scheduled under this heading (Studding), 
but reported as “Collar Beams” or “Hung 
Ceilings.” 

Stock for furred-up roofs, when stock is of 
smaller material than 2"x6" to be sched- 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


27 


uled under this heading (Studding) but re¬ 
ported as “Furred-up Roofs.” 

Rule 5. All openings in frame 100 sq. ft. or more 
to be taken out at their actual scale or 
figured dimensions. Openings less than 
100 sq. ft. to be disregarded. 

Rule 6. Each size and different spacing of stud¬ 
ding, collar beams, hung ceilings, and 
furred-up roofs to be scheduled separately. 
Give kinds and grades of lumber and give 
all particulars in regard to sizing, planing, 
bridging, etc. 

FURRING 

(Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute all areas to be furred as accu¬ 
rately as possible from scale plans and 
figures thereon, and report square feet. 

Rule 2. Curved and other irregular surfaces to be 
reported separately and particulars given. 

Rule 3. Give all possible particulars in regard to 
kind and size of furring, spacing, nailing, 
etc. 

Rule 4. Each kind, size and spacing to be reported 
separately. 

Rule 5. Furring on masonry walls to be reported 
separately. See Rule 2 under the head of 
“Studding.” 

Rule 6. Furring around pipes, for false beams, for 
plaster cornices, or for any purpose other 
than set forth in Rules preceding, to be 
reported in either square or linear feet, as 
seems most logical, and to be accompanied 
by sketches. 


28 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


BOARDS 

(Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute areas to be covered as accurately 
as possible from scale plans and dimen¬ 
sions thereon. 

Rule 2. Take out all openings of 4 sq. ft. or more 
at their full scale or figured dimensions. 

Rule 3. Floors, Roofs, Walls, etc., to be reported 
separately. 

Rule 4. Give particulars as to kind and quality of 
lumber, widths, thicknesses, planing, 
matching, whether laid straight or diag¬ 
onally, nailing, etc. 

Plank. (For Floors, Roofs, etc. ) 

Rules 1—2—3—4 as above. 

Rule 5. Give multiples of length, and if splined, 
size of and kind of wood for splines. 

Boards and Planks. (Used for purposes other 
than above.) 

Rules 1—2—3—4—5 as above. 

Rule 6. State the several separate uses to which 
stock is put, together with surface area of 
quantity in each case. 

UPPER FLOORS 

(Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute areas to be floored as accurately 
as possible from scale plans and figures 
thereon. 

Rule 2. Take out all openings of 4 sq. ft. or more at 
their full scale or figured dimensions. 

Give particulars as to kind and quality of 


Rule 3. 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


29 


lumber, lengths, widths, thicknesses, joint¬ 
ing, matching, smoothing and nailing. 

Rule 4. Each kind and quality to be reported sep¬ 
arately. 

Rule 5. Give particulars as to kind, or kinds, of 
paper over which flooring is laid and state 
what form of protection floors are to have 
after being laid. 

Rule 6. Porch or Piazza floors to be surveyed a: 
above, but reported separately. 

Rule 7. Slat floors on concrete floors and flat roofs 
to be surveyed as above but reported sep¬ 
arately, particularly as to size and spacing 
of sleepers being given. The sleepers for 
such floors not to be surveyed under the 
head of “Studding.” 

SCREEDS 

(Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute as accurately as possible from 
scale plans and figures thereon the net 
linear feet of Screeds required. 

Rule 2. Give particulars as to the size, spacing, 
kind of wood, and make sketch of shape. 

[Note—For concrete or other filling between screeds 
see Rule 3 under head of “Concrete 
Floors.”] 

WINDOWS 

{Unit,—A Complete Window except Architraves 
and Hardware.) 

Rule 1. Give count of windows; mullions, tripples, 
etc., being counted two, three, etc. 


30 

Rule 2. 
Rule 3. 

Rule 4. 
Rule 5. 
Rule 6. 
Rule 7. 

Rule 8. 


Rule 1. 
Rule 2. 

( Unit,- 
Rule 1. 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 

Make as many items of the count as there 
are materially different kinds of windows. 
Where there are a number of windows of 
a given type, but of varying sizes, state 
average size. 

In case of a very few windows of a given' 
type, make schedule of sizes. 

Make such sketches as may seem neces¬ 
sary to make matters clear. 

Give particulars as to wood, thickness, 
glazing, blinds, etc. 

If hardware is an allowance of a certain 
sum for windows, or various sums for the 
several types of windows, state said sum, 
or note each division of the schedule with 
the amount per window applicable to it. 
Unless otherwise provided in the specifi¬ 
cation, finished, or trimming, hardware for 
windows shall not be assumed to cover pul¬ 
leys, chain or cord, and weights. 

CEILING LIGHTS 

(Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Report total number of square feet and 
give number of separate ceiling lights. 

Give all particulars as to wood, thickness, 
glazing, etc., and show by sketches how 
cut up into lights by muntins. 

DOORS 

—A Complete Door except Architraves 
and Hardware.) 

Give count of doors, pairs being counted 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


31 


Rule 2. 

Rule 3. 

Rule 4. 

Rule 5. 
Rule 6. 
Rule 7. 


as 2, and groups of doors counted 1 for 
each leaf. 

Make as many items of count as there are 
different kinds of doors as regards thick¬ 
ness, kind of wood, pattern, etc. 

Doors having transoms over, heavy or pan¬ 
elled jambs, special glazing, etc., to he 
listed separately and fully explained. 
Where there are a number of doors of a 
given type, but of varying sizes, state aver¬ 
age size. 

In case of only a very few doors of a given 
type, make schedule of sizes. 

Make such sketches as may seem neces¬ 
sary to make matters clear. 

If hardware is an allowance of a certain 
sum per door, or various sums for the sev¬ 
eral types of doors, note each division of 
the schedule with the amount per door ap¬ 
plicable to it. 


SHINGLES 

(Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute as accurately as possible from 
scale plans, and figures thereon, the area 
to be covered. 

Rule 2. Take out all openings of 4 square feet or 
more. 

Rule 3. In case of roofs report separately in linear 
feet, the hips, valleys, eaves, ridges, and 
dormer or other “cheeks.” 

Rule 4. In case of walls report separately, in linear 
feet, the belts, window and door heads, 


32 RULES FOR ESTIMATING 

water-table, etc., and any parts of exterior 
finish requiring flashing. 

Rule 5. Roof and wall surfaces to be reported sep¬ 
arately. 

Rule 6. Give all particulars in regard to kind and 
quality of shingles, distance laid to the 
weather, flashing, paper and nails. 

Rule 7. If shingles are dipped in stain of any kind 
before laying, give area of shingles so 
treated, together with trade name or de¬ 
scription of stain. 

CLAPBOARDS 

(Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute as accurately as possible from 
scale plans, and figures thereon, the area 
to be covered. 

Rule 2. Take out all space occupied by doors, win¬ 
dows, and outside finish of any kind, of 4 
square feet or more. 

Rule 3. State kind and quality of wood, thickness, 
distance to the weather, nails, paper, flash¬ 
ing, etc. 

Rule 4. Report separately in linear feet the door 
and window heads, belts, water-table, etc., 
and any other parts requiring flashings. 

OUTSIDE FINISH 

Cornices. (Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rule 1. To the measurements taken on the outer 
edge of cornices add length required for all 
mitres and intersections. 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


33 


Rule 2. Each kind of cornice to he reported sep¬ 
arately. 

Rule 3. With each kind or style of cornice give 
sectional area in inches, reporting the sec¬ 
tional area of plain and moulded stock 
separately. 

Rule 4. Give particulars as to kind of wood, flash¬ 
ing, furring, brackets, modillions, dentils, 
ornamental mouldings, etc. 

Rule 5. In case of piazza and porch cornices carry 
measurements and description across bot¬ 
tom of soffit and up on the inside of beam 
to point of intersection with the ceiling. 

Window and Door Caps. ( Unit of Measure ,— 
Linear Foot.) 

Rules 1 to 4 inclusive as above. 

Belts. (Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rules 1 to 4 inclusive as above. 

Water-table. (Unit of Measure,—Linear 
Foot.) 

Rules 1 to 4 inclusive as above. 

Saddle Boards. (Unit of Measure,—Linear 
Foot.) 

Rule 1. Give width and thickness, kind of wood, 
etc. 

Corner Boards. (Unit of measure,—Linear 
Foot.) 

Rule 1. As above. 

Rule 2. If panelled, moulded, or other than plain, 
give particulars or sketch. 


34 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


Lattice. (Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Give kind of wood, size and spacing of 
members, and sketch if of other than plain 
square, or diamond pattern. 

Rule 2. Report each kind of lattice separately. 

Sheathing. (Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute net square feet to cover taking 
out all outs of 4 sq. ft. or over. 

Rule 2. Give particulars in regard to kind of wood, 
thickness, pattern, etc. 

Rule 3. Report each kind and pattern of sheathing 
separately. 

Outside Panel Work. (Unit of Measure ,— 
Square Foot.) 

Rules 1 to 3 inclusive as for Sheathing. 

Columns and Pilasters. (Report number of 
same.) 

Rule 1. Give particulars as to size, diameters, 
lengths, kind of wood, how constructed, etc. 

Rule 2. Each size or style to be reported sepa¬ 
rately. 

Rule 3. If any of above parts are shown by scale 
or other details, refer, with description of 
said parts, to number of drawing where 
said detail may be found. 

Balustrades. (Unit of Measure,—Linear 
Foot.) 

Rule 1. Each kind and style of Balustrades to be 
reported separately. 

Rule 2. Measurements to be net, between posts, 
buttresses, etc. 

Rule 3. Give particulars as to size of rails and bal- 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


35 


usters, spacing of balusters, kind and qual¬ 
ity of wood, etc. 

Rule 4. If any of above parts are shown by scale 
or other details, refer, with description of 
said parts, to number of drawing where 
said detail may be found. 

Balustrade Posts and Buttresses. (Report 

number.) 

' Rule 1. Give particulars as to size, diameters, 
lengths, kind of wood, how constructed, etc. 

Rule 2. Each size or style to be reported sepa¬ 
rately. 

Rule 3. If any of above parts are shown by scale 
or other details, refer, with description of 
said parts, to number of drawing where 
said detail may be found. 

Steps. (Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rule 1. Report in total linear feet giving kinds of 
wood, rise, tread, size and spacing of 
stringers, and particulars as to thickness 
of treads, style of nozing, etc. 

Note:—All other items of Outside Finish that may 
be included, to be measured and scheduled 
according to such units and rules as judg¬ 
ment of estimator determines as logical in 
view of units and rules above established. 

SHEATHING 

(Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute as accurately as possible from 
scale plans, and figures thereon, the net 
surface feet of Sheathing. 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 

All openings of 4 sq. ft. or more to be 
taken out at their full scale or figured di¬ 
mensions. 

Each pattern and kind of wood to be re¬ 
ported separately with particulars. 
Sheathing on Bent, Curved, Irregular, or 
R.aking surfaces to be reported separately 
with particulars. 

PANEL DADOES 

(Unit of Measure,—Square Foot.) 

Rules 1—2—3—4 as for Sheathing. 

Rule 5. Make sketches, when necessary, to show 
different styles of dado. 

CAPS FOP SHEATHING OR DADOES 

To be surveyed and reported under the head of 

“Chair Rail” and “Dado Capping.” 

ARCHITRAVES 

Door and Window Casings. (Unit of 
Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute as accurately as possible from 
scale plans, and figures thereon, the net 
linear feet of casings. 

Rule 2. Each size, pattern and kind of wood to be 
reported separately, accompanied by par¬ 
ticulars. 

Rule 3. All fractions of feet up to 6" to be com¬ 
puted as 6", and all fractions over 6" to be 
computed as l'-0". 

Rule 4. Bent, Curved or Irregular Casings to be re¬ 
ported separately with particulars. 


36 

Rule 2. 

Rule 3. 
Rule 4. 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


37 


EDGE CASINGS AND 
WINDOW FRAME VENEERS 

(Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rules 1—2—3—4 as for Architraves. 

WINDOW STOOLS AND APRONS 

(Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rules 1—2—3—4 as for Architraves. 

STOP BEADS 

(Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rules 1—2—3—4 as for Architraves. 

BASE AND MOULDING 

(Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rule 1. Compute as accurately as possible from 
scale plans, and figures thereon, the net 
linear feet of Base and Moulding. 

Rule 2. Each size, pattern, and kind of wood to be 
reported separately with particulars. 

Rule 3. Make sketches when necessary to make 
matters clear. 

Rule 4. Bent, Curved or Irregular Base and Mould¬ 
ing to be reported separately with particu¬ 
lars. 

Rule 5. All fractions of feet up to 6" to be com¬ 
puted as 6" and all fractions over 6" to be 
computed as l'-O". 

CHAIR RAILS—DADO CAPPING 

(Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rules 1—2—3—4—5 as for Base and Moulding. 



38 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


PICTURE MOULDING 

(Unit of Measure,—Linear Foot.) 

Rules 1—2—3—4—5 as for Base and Moulding. 

FITTINGS AND CABINET WORK 
GENERALLY 

(No Unit of Measure.) 

Rule 1. All such parts of inside finish as Cornices, 
Beamed Ceilings, Mantles, Seats, Ward¬ 
robes, Dressers, Medicine Closets, Electric 
Cabinets, Book Cases, Pantries, China, 
Linen and Clothes Closets, etc., to be enum¬ 
erated and described. 

Rule 2. Give such particulars as to kinds of wood, 
thickness of materials, glazing, hardware, 
etc., as possible. 

Rule 3. If any of these finish parts are shown by 
scale or other details, refer, with descrip¬ 
tion of said parts, to number of drawings 
where said detail may be found. 


(EXTRACT) 

CONSTITUTION. 

ARTICLE I. Name. 

The name of this organization shall be 

THE BUILDING TRADES EMPLOYERS 
ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON. 

ARTICLE II. Objects. 

The objects of this Association are: 

First: To protect the interests of its members 
in their relations with labor; to assist and, if 
requested by any member, to supervise the 
making of trade agreements respecting the em¬ 
ployment of labor by its members; to insist 
upon the fulfillment of such agreements, both in 
letter and spirit; to prevent strikes; to protect 
its members from loss thereby and to promote 
the settlement of labor disputes. 

Second: To provide a means of permitting and 
encouraging united action, when same is neces¬ 
sary or desirable, to bring about the expressed 
wish of the majority of the members. 

Third: To keep the general public fully in¬ 
formed in regard to questions of organized labor 
and the ethics of our business, to the end that 
our members may enjoy public confidence and 
esteem. 


The 

Building Trades Employers 
Association of Boston 

i Beacon Street, Boston 


Officers 

PARKER F. SOULE, President 
CHARLES LOGUE, First Vice-President 
GEORGE B. H. MACOMBER, 
Second Vice-President 
ARTHUR W. JOSLIN, Treasurer 
WILLIAM HENRY ROOT, Secretary 

WILLIAM R. MAHONEY, General Secretary 


Directors 


1916-17-18-19 
J. Edward Fuller 
Charles Logue 
George B. H. Macomber 
William Henry Root 
Parker F. Soule 


1916-17-18 

John V. Beekman, Jr. 
Walter M. Evatt 
Arthur W. Joslin 
William F. Kearns 
James J. Scully 


1918-19-20 
William Crane 
Charles A. Dodge 
George E. Mitchell 
Ransom Rowe 
James Walsh 


Executive Committee 

Parker F. Soule, Chairman William F. Kearns 
John B. Beekman, Jr. Geo. B. H. Macomber 
James J. Scully 


Telephone, Haymarket 43. 






4i 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 

MEMBERS 


FIRMS, INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORA¬ 
TIONS REPRESENTED IN THE BUILD¬ 
ING TRADES EMPLOYERS ASSOCIA¬ 
TION OF BOSTON 

E. A. Abbott Co., 185 Devonshire Street, Boston. 

P. C. Alexander Co., 745 Old South Building, Boston. 
James G. Anderson, 47 Harvard Street, Boston. 
Archdeacon & Sullivan, 5 East Concord Street, Boston. 
Wuliam M. Bailey Co., 88 Broad Street, Boston. 

A. B. Beal Construction Co., 43 Tremont St., Boston. 
J. W. Bishop Co., 683 Atlantic Avenue, Boston. 

Boyd & Berry, 11 Grampian Way, Dorchester. 

J. J. Brock, 472 Main Street, Charlestown. 

John H. Broderick, 44 Bromfield Street, Boston. 

J. M. & C. J. Buckley Co., 164 Federal Street, Boston. 
Robert Burns, 541 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge. 

Walter G. Burns & Co., 44 Bromfield Street, Boston. 
John B. Byrne, Inc., 162 Sydney Street, Cambridge. 
Louis B. Cadario & Sons, 15 Court Square, Boston. 

P. J. Carlin Construction Co., 15 Northern Avenue, 
Boston. 

Alfred Cast, 82 Hancock Street, Malden. 

Concrete Steel Products Co., 7 Water Street, Boston. 
William Crane, Hayward and Amherst Streets, Cam¬ 
bridge. 

Crowley & Hickey, 1140 Columbus Avenue, Boston. 

C. S. Cunningham & Sons Construction Co., 7 Water 
Street, Boston. 

DePaoli Mosaic Association, 19 Damrell Street, South 
Boston. 

C. A. Dodge Co., Erie and Albany Streets, Cambridge. 
Joseph M. Dolan, 197 Sydney Street, Cambridge. 



42 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


O. H. Drisko & Son, 166 Devonshire Street, Boston. 

William Duff & Son, 56A Sawyer Avenue, Dorchester. 

Edwards & Monahan Co., 6 Beacon Street, Boston. 

Evatt Construction Co., 161 Devonshire Street, Boston. 

Fleischmann Construction Co., 294 Washington Street, 
Boston. 

Nathan Fritz, 62 Maywood Street, Roxbury. 

George A. Fuller Co., 131 State Street, Boston. 

Gasgoigne & Goddard, Inc., 19 Milk Street, Boston. 

W. J. Grosvenor & Co., 8 Beacon Street, Boston. 

Charles R. Gow Co., 166 Devonshire Street, Boston. 

Hallett-Grant Construction Co., 136 Federal Street, 
Boston. 

H. L. Hemenway Co., 88 Broad Street, Boston. 

Ira G. Hersey & Sons Co., 53 Wareham Street, Boston. 

Holt-Fairchild Co., 1001 Old South Building, Boston. 

Horton & Hemenway, 86 Weybosset Street, Providence, 
R. I. 

R. H. Howes Construction Co., 10 Post Office Square, 
Boston. 

David H. Jacobs & Son, Inc., 166 Devonshire Street, 
Boston. 

Jarvis Engineering Co., 261 Franklin Street, Boston. 

F. F. Jonsberg Co., 850 Old South Building, Boston. 

W. F. Kearns Co., 240 Albany Street, Cambridge. 

Kennedy & Peterson Construction Co., 7 Water Street, 
Boston. 

John E. Leahy Construction Co., 7 Water Street, 
Boston. 

Leighton-Mitchell Co., 96 Milk Street, Boston. 

Carr F. Letteney, 11 Central Street, Boston. 


RULES FOR ESTIMATING 


43 


Fred T. Ley & Co., 185 Devonshire Street, Boston. 

J. E. Locatelli Co., Inc., 46 Cornhill, Boston. 

Charles Logue Building Co., 18 Tremont Street, Boston. 
MacDonald & Joslin Co., 161 Devonshire Street, Boston. 
George B. H. Macomber Co., 44 Bromfield Street, Boston. 
Marr Bros. & Stewart Co., 319 Washington Street, 
Boston. 

Joseph B. McClellan, 131 State Street, Boston. 
McDonald & Kivell, 10 High Street, Boston. 

McGahey & O’Connor, 218 Main Street, Cambridge. 

D. R. McKillop & Co., 137 West Brookline Street, 
Boston. 

J. Edward L. McLean, 10 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston. 
Michael Meehan, 24 Oakdale Street, Jamaica Plain. 
Morgan & Bolt, 1419 Hancock Street, Quincy. 

W. A. Murtfeldt Co., 161 Devonshire Street, Boston. 
National Fireproofing Co., 10 High Street, Boston. 
Estate of P. O’Riorden, 1 City Square, Charlestown. 
Penn Metal Co., 201 Devonshire Street, Boston. 

A. Piotti, 98 Melville Avenue, Dorchester. 

John J. Powers. 33 Myrtle Avenue, Cambridge. 

J. J. Prindiville Co., Framingham. 

W. A. & H. A. Root, Inc., 1 Beacon Street, Boston. 
Rowe Contracting Co., 1607 Commonwealth Avenue, 
Brighton. 

James O. Safford & Co., 9 Doane Street, Boston. 

Scotch and Poorvu, 131 Devon Street, Roxbury. 

John T. Scully Foundation Co., 118 First Street, 
Cambridge. 

John T. Scully, Inc., 185 Devonshire Street, Boston. 
Simpson Bros. Corporation, 166 Devonshire Street, 
Boston. 

L, P. Soule & Son Co., 80 Boylston Street, Boston. 


44 RULES FOR ESTIMATING 

C. C. Temple Co., 40 Court Street, Boston. 

Edward A. Tucker Co., 683 Atlantic Avenue, Boston. 
Tyson, Weare & Co., 201 Devonshire Street, Boston. 

F. J. Van Etten Co., 53 Mapleton Street, Brighton. 
Walsh Brothers, 150 Hampshire Street, Cambridge. 
George H. Walsh, 40 Hanover Street, Boston. 

Walter A. Wentworth Co., 15 Exchange Street, Boston. 
Whidden-Beekman Co., 70 Devonshire Street, Boston. 
Whitcomb & Kavanaugh Co., 6 Beacon Street, Boston. 
Wiley & Foss,, Central and Brook Streets, Fitchburg. 
L. D. Willcutt & Sons Co., 146 Summer Street, Boston. 
Wilson & Tomlinson, 79 Milk Street, Boston. 

I. F. Woodbury & Sons Co.. 185 Summer Street. Boston. 


INDEX 


Adjoining property 


. 

. 

. 



. 

8 

APRONS . 








37 

ARCHITECTURAL 

TERRA 

COTTA 




19 

ARCHITRAVES 

. 

. 




29, 

30, 

36 

ASHLAR 



# 



14, 

15, 

19 

Asphalt . 

. 

. 

. 

. 


13, 

14, 

15 

ATTENDANCE 

• 

• 

• 

• 




11 



B 







BACK-FILLING 








10 

Backing . 








15 

Baling 








8 

BALUSTRADES 







*34, 

35 

BALUSTRADE-POSTS 








35 

Banks 







’ 8, 

9 

Barricades 








8 

BASE 







16, 

37 

Base Courses . 








16 

Beads 








37 

Beamed Ceilings 








38 

Beams 





18,’ 

24, 

*25, 

38 

BEAM-FIREPROOEING 








24 

BELTS . 







16, 

33 

Belt Courses . 








16 

BOARDS 






7, 

* 28, 

33 

Boards, batter . 








7 

Boilers 








23 

BOILER-SETTING 








23 

Bond 








7 

Book Cases 








38 

BOOK-TILE 








24 

Boulders 








9 

Brick 





15,’ 

16, 

19, 

23 

BRICK-NOGGING . 








23 

BRICK-PAVING 







16, 

21 

BRICK-RANGE 








23 











46 


INDEX 


B (Cont.) 

BRICK-WORK . . . .15, 16, 19, 23 

Brush.8 

Building Trades Employers Association of Boston 
. 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 

BUILDING TRIM . . . . • . 19 

BUTTRESSES . . . . . . 14, 16, 35 


CABINET WORK 
Capping . 

Caps 

CABS FOR SHEATHING OR DADOES 
Carpenter work 
Carting debris 

CASINGS 

Ceilings . 

CEILING LIGHTS 
Cement . 

CESSPOOLS 

CHAIR RAILS 
Chairs 

Chimney caps . 

CHIMNEY-POTS . 

Chimneys 
China-closets . 

CLAPBOARDS 
Cleaning glass 
Cleaning out building 
Clearing site . 

Closets 

Closing of building 
Clothes-closets 
Collar-beams . 

COLUMN-FIREPROOFING 
COLUMNS . . . . .18 

COMMON-BRICK . 

Completed work 
COMPO S ITE CON S TRUCTION 
Concrete . . . . 7, 8, 13, 15 

CONCRETE FLOORS 
CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS 
Copings .... 


16, 


26, 


14, 


24, 


16, 

15, 


38 

37 

36, 37 

36 

15 
8 

36, 37 
30, 38 
30 
9, 13 
8, 12 

37 

37 

16 
23 

16, 23 

38 
32 


8 

38 

7 

38 

25, 26 

24 

25, 34 
19 

8 

25 

17, 18 
17, 18 
13, 15 
16 








INDEX 


47 


CORNER-BOARDS 
CORNICES . 

Courses . 
Covers 

CUT STONE 
Cutting . 


C (Cont.) 


33 

. 16, 32, 38 
. 13, 14, 16 
16 

14, 19 

8 


D 

DADO-CAPPING 

Dadoes .... 

Damp .... 

Debris .... 

Derricks 

DOOR CAPS 

DOOR-CASINGS 

DOORS .... 
Drainage 

DRAINAGE ACCESSORIES 

DRAINS 

Drawings 

Dressers 

DRIVEWAYS 
DRY-WELLS 

Ducts .... 

E 

Edge .... 
EDGE-CASINGS 
Electric Cabinets 
Engine .... 
Engineering 
EXCAVATION 
EXPENSES . 

F 


FACE-BRICK 

Fences 

Filling, back . 


37 

36, 37 
13, 14 
8 
7 

33 

36 

30, 33, 36 
12 
12 

. 9, 12 
7 

38 
11 

. 8 , 12 

15 


37 

37 

38 
7 
7 

8, 9, 10 
7 


20 

8 

10 




















48 


INDEX 


F (Cent.) 


Finish 


. 

. 

13, 

32, 

38 

FINISHED FIREPLACES 






22 

FINISHED GRADING 






11 

FIRE-BRICK 






20 

Fireplaces 





. 

22 

FIREPROOFING 






24 

FIRE-STOPPING . 






23 

FITTINGS 






38 

Floor-joists 






25 

FLOORS 



15, 17,’ 

23, 

’25, 

28 

FLUE-LININGS 






22 

Flues 






22 

Footings 





8, 

9 

Forms 






13 

FOUNDATIONS 



’ 9, ‘ 

12, 

13, 

15 

FRAME . 



. , 

25, 

26, 

27 

FURRING 



. 24, 

25, 

26, 

27 


G 

GENERAL EXPENSES . 

GIRDERS .... 

Glass .... 

GRADING 

Guarantee 

Gutters .... 

H 


Hardware.29, 30 

Heating and Lighting ..... 7 

HOLLOW-BRICK . 20 

Hung-ceilings ....... 26 

I 

Inside Finish . ..38 

Inspectors ....... 8 

Insurance ....... 7 

J 

Jobbing ........ 8 

Joists ........ 25 


18, 25 
8 

10 , 11 

8 















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L 


LANDSCAPE WORK.11 

LATTICE ........ 34 

Ledge . . . . . . .14 

Liability insurance ...... 7 

Lighting.7 

Lights.7, 30 

Linen-closets ....... 38 

Linings ........ 22 

Lintels.16 

loaming ........ 11 

Lockers ....... 7 

Lumber.27 

M 

Machinery, special ...... 7 

Manhole Covers ...... 16 

MANHOLES . . . . . . 8, 12, 16 

Mantles.38 

Masonry . . . . . . .26 

Masonry-walls . . . . . . 26 

Medicine Closets.38 

Metal.13, 15 

Mortar.13, 15 

MOULDING. 37, 38 

Moving pipes and wires ..... 8 


Nogging 


N 


O 

Office .... 
Open-excavation 
Openings 
Other trades . 

OUTSIDE FINISH . 

OUTSIDE PANEL WORK 

OVERHEAD EXPENSES 


P 

Do *n a! g 

PANEL-DADOES . 

PANEL WORK 

Pantries .... 


23 


7 

8 , 9, 10 
14, 27 

8 

32, 34 
34 
7 


34, 36 
36 

34, 36 
38 



















50 


INDEX 


P (Cont.) 


PARTITIONS 

# 




24, 

25, 

26 

Paving 






16, 

21 

Permits . 







7 

Phonographs 







8 

Pictures . 






‘ 8, 

38 

PICTURE-MOULDINGS 







38 

PILASTERS 







34 

PILES 




8 , 

9, 

*16, 

17 

PILING . 




8 , 

9, 

16, 

17 

Pipes 





8 , 

9, 

12 

Piping of water 







7 

Pits 







9 

PLANKS 







28 

Plant 







7 

PLANTING 







11 

Plaster 







25 

Plaster-block 







25 

PLASTER-BLOCK PARTITIONS 







25 

Pointing . 







13 

Posts 






’25, 

35 

Privy 






7 

Property, adjoining 







8 

Protection 







8 

Pumping . 







8 


Q 

Quantity .... 
Quarry .... 


7, 9 
14 


R 

Rafters .... 
Rails .... 
Range .... 
Razing buildings 
REINFORCED CONCRETE 
Reinforcement 
Repairs: 

Retaining walls 
Reveals ... 


26 

37 

23 

8 

16, 17 
13, 15, 16, 17 
8 
9 
14 












Index 


51 


R (Cont.) 


Rock 

. 


. 8, 9 

Rock excavation 

. 


. 8, 9 

ROOFS 

17, 23, 

25, 

26, 28, 31 

ROUGH GRADING 

. 

• 

10 


s 



S ADDLE-BO ARDS . 



33 

Screeds 



15, 29 

Seats 



38 

Seeding . 



11 

Setting 



23 

Shaping . 



14 

SHEATHING . 



34, 35, 36 

Sheds 



7 

SHEET PILING 



17 

SHINGLES 



31 

SHORING 



. 8, 9 

Shrubs 



11 

Sidewalks 



8 

Sills 



16, 25 

Site 



8 

Sodding 



11 

Stairs 



16 

Steps 



16, 35 

Stone 


12 , 

14, 15, 19 

STONE-ASHLAR . 



14 

STONE-FOUNDATIONS 



12 

STOP-BEADS . 



37 

Stopping . 



23, 37 

Streets 



8 

STRUCTURAL-TERRA 

COTTA 


23 

STUDDING 



26 

Sundry 



16 

SUNDRY CONCRETE WORK . 


16 

Superintendent 



7 

Survey 



. 7, 9 

Suspended Concrete 

... 


15 


T 

Tar.13, 14, 15 

Table ........ 33 









52 


INt>E£ 


T (Cont.) 


Telephone 







• 

7 

TERRA COTTA 


. 

. 

. 

• 

14, 

19, 

23 

Thresholds 







. 

16 

TILE . 





’ ' 


. 

24 

Timekeeper 







• 

7 

Tools 







• 

7 

Trap well covers 







• 

16 

TRAPS 







12, 

16 

Traveling expenses 







• 

7 

Trees 







8, 

11 

Trenches 




*8, 

9,* 

10, 

15, 

16 

Trestles 







. 

8 

Trim 







14, 

19 

Trimmings 







14, 

19 

TP.US S-MEMBERS 







. 

24 

Trusses 







24, 

25 



u 







UPPER FLOORS 

•' 

• 

• - 

• 

• 


• 

28 



V 







Veneers . 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 


• 

37 



w 







WALKS 



. 

. 



. 8, 

11 

Walls 



9, 

24, 

25, 

26, 

28, 

31 

WALL-FURRING . 








24 

Wardrobes 






ip? 


38 

Watchman 








7 

Water 







7, 

11 

WATERING 








11 

Waterproof 







’ 9, 

14 

WATER-TABLE 








33 

WELLS 







12, 

16 

WINDOWS 




16, 

29,' 

33, 

36, 

37 

WINDOW CAPS . 








33 

WINDOW CASINGS 








36 

Window Frames 








37 

WINDOW FRAME VENEERS 







37 

Window Sills . 








16 

WINDOW STOOLS 








37 

Wires 

. 


. 





8 





















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